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His funeral was one of the largest in the South.
Davis was first entombed at the Army of Northern Virginia tomb at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.
In 1893, Mrs. Davis decided to have his remains reinterred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
After the remains were exhumed in New Orleans, they lay for a day at Memorial Hall of the newly organized Louisiana Historical Association, with many mourners passing by the casket, including Governor Murphy J.
Foster, Sr.
The body was placed on a Louisville and Nashville Railroad car and transported to Richmond.
A continuous cortège, day and night, accompanied his body from New Orleans to Richmond.
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